TLP 0.8 was released recently, bringing various ThinkPad improvements, systemd "predictable network interface names" support along with other changes and bug fixes.

For those not familiar with TLP, this is an advanced power management tool that applies various settings and tweaks to help your laptop save battery power. The app tries to do everything automatically, depending on your Linux distribution and hardware (it runs in the background and doesn't come with a GUI) however, you can manually change its settings by editing the TLP configuration file: /etc/default/tlp

According to the changelog, the "USB_DRIVER_BLACKLIST" feature was removed because it caused issues with AC/BAT switching (the CPU governor didn't change when going from AC to battery or the other way around) and USB hotplugging (required for udevd v221 and higher) - issue HERE.

Install TLP in Ubuntu or Linux Mint

To add the official TLP PPA and install the tool in Ubuntu or Linux Mint, use the following commands:

TLP will automatically start upon system startup, but to avoid having to restart the system to get it running for the first time, you can start it (required only the first time) using the following command:

sudo tlp start

For more information about TLP, optional ThinkPad only packages you may whish yo install, etc., see our initial article about TLP and the TLP website.

For Debian, Fedora, Arch Linux, Gentoo or openSUSE installation instructions, see THIS page.